Why is LNG the wrong choice?
Liquefied Natural Gas: • is grossly more polluting than domestic natural gas, resulting in up to 40% more greenhouse gas emissions (due to LNG lifecycle of extraction, cooling to liquid form at -259F, transport from overseas, and heating to gas form), • increases our use and dependence on foreign fossil fuels, • will lead to increased home energy bills by significantly increasing supply costs (Jan. 08 data), • port facilities and supplies that exist are under-utilized and can more than meet our regions energy needs, • steers us in the wrong direction away from existing conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy technologies & options, • opens the door to offshore oil & gas drilling. Why is LNG a bad choice for the ocean? The LNG facilities will: • devastate important fish habitat, and impact endangered and threatened species, • damage seafloor habitat, • destroy vast quantities of marine life by refilling huge emptied tankers with billions of gallons of seawater to replace LNG carg
